Hi Scott,
Are you planning on going out there anyway? If not you might check to see
what a trucking company would charge
to deliver it. Yes it would be an issue getting it to the trucking company
however if you have it shipped to a terminal close to you
and if you pick it up at the terminal you can save a lot of $$. When I
bought my HDX-555 from US Towers I had it shipped to the
trucking terminal about 20 miles from here. It saved me about $270.00 by
picking it up. I hired my well driller and his son to bring his trailer
to the terminal and pick it up. He delivered the tower and with his lifting
winch put the tower in place and after the bolts were in raised it upright.
It cost $100.00 and three cases of their favorite beer.
73 Larry WA9VRH
----- Original Message -----
From: "Dan Hearn" <dhearn@air-pipe.com>
To: "Scott Ingram" <w5lsu.br@gmail.com>; "towertalk"
<towertalk@contesting.com>
Sent: Sunday, March 18, 2007 2:07 PM
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] transporting a tower
> Scott, when I moved from Dallas to Spokane 8 years ago I rented a large U
> Haul type truck. My TX472 fitted inside it and the truck was full of shop
> equipment, antennas, and much more. It was a diesel and the trucking
company
> with the best price was not U Haul. I have heard of people using a boat
> trailer for the job. 73, Dan, N5AR
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Scott Ingram" <w5lsu.br@gmail.com>
> To: "towertalk" <towertalk@contesting.com>
> Sent: Sunday, March 18, 2007 12:54 PM
> Subject: [TowerTalk] transporting a tower
>
>
> > GA All:
> >
> > Just found out from my father (WC7N) that he took his tower down. It
is
> > a
> > USTower HDX555. They are planning on moving and he is giving me the
> > tower.
> > Now, all I have to do is to get it from thew coast of Oregon back to my
> > QTH
> > near Baton Rouge, LA. I am planning a trip out there later this spring
to
> > bring back some other items they have for me. I will be driving a Ford
> > F150
> > pick up truck. Right now I have been asking around to borrow a trailer
to
> > bring it back on.\ but so far have had no luck in finding one.
> >
> > Can anyone offer suggestions as to where to find a trailer to haul that
> > back
> > (he said it is 24 feet collapsed and weighs just under 900 pounds). Any
> > other suggestions or help would definitely be appreciated. My main
> > concern
> > is pulling it through the mountains and I am working on a limited
budget.
> >
> > Thanks in advance for any thoughts on this.
> >
> > 73's
> > Scott W5LSU
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